Blaine Baggett stares at the plain, chocolate-brown telephone on his desk at public television station KCET on Sunset Boulevard, then, with a trace of anxiety, glances out the window toward nearby hills.

Blaine Baggett stares at the plain, chocolate-brown telephone on his desk at public television station KCET on Sunset Boulevard, then, with a trace of anxiety, glances out the window toward nearby hills.